The USS Independence arrived today at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego. The littoral combat ship spent two years training off the coast of Florida before beginning its 23-day maiden voyage from from Mayport, Florida to San Diego.

Five California Department of Motor Vehicles employees are charged in San Diego in what federal prosecutors say was a scheme that produced hundreds of fraudulent driver licenses for bribes of up to $3,000 each.

The struggle goes on in 21st-century London as the updated team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson battle the worst that modern criminality has to offer, including a computer-savvy arch-villain who wants to rule the world. MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! presents Sherlock, Season Two, airing in three thrilling episodes "A Scandal In Belgravia," "The Hounds Of Baskerville," and "The Reichenbach Fall." In the first episode, Sherlock and Watson are plunged into a case of blackmail involving crafty dominatrix Irene Adler, whose motto is “know when you are beaten.”

Two Marines who first met in San Diego had a shocking reunion recently. One of the Marines had been told the other died in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, and was flabbergasted to see him last month when their paths crossed in South Carolina.

The USS Independence, part of a new class of warships built for combat in coastal waters but also capable of open-ocean warfare, is scheduled to arrive at its home port of Naval Station San Diego for the first time today.

A report on San Diego County water rates sounds like dry stuff. But as far as the Metropolitan Water District and the San Diego County Water Authority are concerned, it's the latest salvo in a decades-long feud.